Whiskey Smash and Old Cuban at Eastern Standard

Whiskey Smash














1/2 a sliced lemon

pinch of mint

Lightly muddled

1 oz simple syrup

2 oz William Larue Weller 7yr American Mash

Lightly shake to integrate

Double strain to remove pulp

Pour over crushed ice

Garnish with mint

Old Cuban














3/4 oz of lime juice

1 oz simple syrup

1 1/2 oz Barban Court aged rum

Pinch of mint

2 dashes of bitters

Shake and double strain into Martini glass

Float 1 oz sparkling wine

Garnish with mint

For my second update I decided to venture out to Kenmore square, home of The Eastern Standard. This is a bar that needs little introduction, to put it simply if cocktails were a religion in Boston (which it very well may be) Eastern Standard would be the Cardinal of the Archdiocese. That being said I was not greeted in the manner of previous visits. After asking the Amazonian looking bartender for a drink suggestion she flung a drink menu in front and walked to the other end of the bar. Apparently my request for a suggestion made me some kind of strange animal that required a special kind of handler. After exchanging words with the female bartender, Kit walked down bar and arrived in front of me.
Kit was much more helpful and suggested Eastern Standard's most popular cocktail the whiskey smash, (which they have served of 25,000 of to date). This was more than acceptable as I happen to be a huge fan of the cocktail, and as is to be expected from E.S. it was the best smash I've had to date. I will be returning for another soon. The second cocktail Kit suggested was the Old Cuban. I am generally not a fan of rum cocktails but this was certainly the exception to my rule. The Old Cuban is a light refreshing cocktail that I wish I had thought to order earlier in the summer. Overall Easter Standard is juxtaposed to the "Yo sully" and "Ya dude"ery of the Fenway area, and it's a refreshing contrast to the stale sports bar montage found elsewhere in the Fens. Not to mention the cocktails are amazing.